Coast Guard helicopter crew has rescued five people so far today

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. -- When the rescue helicopter crew from the Coast Guard Air Station Atlantic City rescued a sailor whose boat ran aground off the coast of Ocean City, Maryland, they had rescued their fifth person of the day by that point.

Included in that five were the two passengers aboard the boat that broke apart near Rehoboth Beach reported earlier, according to the Press of Atlantic City. The five people helped today brings the total number of people rescued or assisted since the beginning of the severe weather system this past weekend to 17.